Stuck his Spoon in the Wall

Took up his residence. Sometimes it means took up his long
home, or died. In primitive times a leather strap was very often nailed
to the wall, somewhere near the fireplace, and in this strap were stuck
such things as scissors, spoons for daily use, pen-case, and so on. In
Barclay's Ship of Fools is a picture of a man stirring a pot on
the fire, and on the wall is a strap with two spoons stuck into it.